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What are the general conditions of liability in a tort?

There are certain conditions which must be satisfied in order to constitute a tort or civil injury. These are:- (1) a wrongful act committed by a person; (2)...

April 20, 2013

Indian economy likely to grow by 5.7% in 2013: IMF

International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest release of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) slashed the economic growth projection of India to 5.7% for the calendar year 2013,...

April 19, 2013

Fact Box: Google Glass

Google has begin shipping its “Google Glass” to its first users outside the company Google Glass the “wearable computing” devices have been shipped to the first users outside...

April 18, 2013

India's first and ONLY Women Chief Election Commissioner Ramadevi passed away

Ms. V.S. Ramadevi (79), former Governor of Karnataka and former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away. Ms. V.S. Ramadevi First woman to became Chief Election Commissioner of...

April 18, 2013

World Heritage Day: April 18

World Heritage Day observed across the world on April 18, 2013. Objective: To create consciousness amid the people to preserve and protect the precious assets and cultural heritage...

April 18, 2013

Fact Box: K. Kasturirangan High-Level Working Group

K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group (HLWG) Presented its report on Western Ghats to MoEF (Ministry of Environment and Forests) K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group...

April 18, 2013

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April 18, 2013

'Baby Nobel' or Won John Bates Clark Medal for Delhi-born US economist Raj Chetty

33 year old Delhi-born Raj Chetty, a professor in the Department of Economy at the Harvard University whose ground-breaking work was quoted by US President Barack Obama in...

April 17, 2013

Supreme Court orders transfer of some Asiatic Lions from Gujarat’s Gir to MP’s Kuno

The Supreme Court directed concerned organizations to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Gir forest to in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno wildlife sanctuary. The Supreme Court rejected Gujarat government’s plea...

April 17, 2013

Sania joins as 4th Vice President of of ITPA

Sania Mirza joined as the fourth Vice-President of the freshly formed Tennis body in India : ITPA (Indian Tennis Players Association). Sania, was the first female player from...

April 17, 2013

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